John Waterer

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Introduced in 1920 by Waterer Sons & Crisp, Twyford, Berkshire. Fruits have fairly firm, fine, tender flesh with a subacid and insipid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
large ^b

Type
Culinary ^b

Shape
Truncate conical ^b

Height
51.00 mm ^b

Width
76.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^b

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^b

Over Colour
Brown ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Firmness
medium-firm ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Accession No.
1957 - 196   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
John Waterer

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register